Homebrew Review: 8Bit Music Power (Nintendo Famicom)

Releasing music in a bizarre or antiquated format is nothing new – just look at the tiny hand-cranked music box Mogwai released their 2004 single Tracy on; or Jack White’s decision to release a collection of his songs on a vinyl record that could only be played properly at 3rpm. There are undoubtedly even more weird and wonderfully original uses of obsolete music media out there, but this latest collection of chip tunes on a Famicom cartridge from Japanese homebrew developer RIKI is either incredibly short-sighted…or sheer genius.